The National Lok Adalat allowed a compromise settlement in Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No.988 of 2023 arising from an insurance claim dispute. The parties agreed to an additional payment by the respondent to the appellant within eight weeks.
Respondent to pay an additional sum of Rs.4,00,878/- within eight weeks or pay interest at 7.5% p.a.
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HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, CHENNAI National Lok Adalat organised by the High Court Legal Services
Committee
Saturday, the 8th day of March 2025 LOK ADALAT AWARD
(Chapter VI and u/s 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987) Presided over by
The Hon'ble Mr.JUSTICE N.SENTHILKUMAR
and
Members
Mr.P.Rosiah, District Judge (Retd.) Mr.E.V.Chandru @ E.Chandrasekaran, Advocate
C.M.A.No.988 of 2023
Appeal against the judgment and decree passed on 12.04.2022 made in E.C. No.177 of 2018 on the file of Deputy Commissioner of
Labour II, Chennai.
Sathiyamoorthy
... Appellant
Vs.
... Respondent
This case came up for settlement before the National Lok Adalat. Both the parties are present. The learned counsel for the Appellant Mr.R.Mohan Babu and Mr.P.Suresh Srinivasan learned counsel for the insurance company are present. After mutual discussion, negotiation, mediation and conciliation between both parties, they arrived at a https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis compromise to settle the matter as follows:
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TERMS OF SETTLEMENT
Both the parties and their respective counsel are present.
court, an appeal was preferred by the claimant for enhancement.
4.The Insurance Company shall deposit the additional sum of Rs.4,00,878/- (Four lakhs eight hundred and seventy eight only) within a period of eight (8) weeks from today, failing which the Insurance Company agreed to pay interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum. On such deposit, the claimant shall be entitled to withdraw the entire amount.
Sathiyamoorthy
Counsel for the Appellant
M/s.Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. No.6, Reliance House, 6th Floor Haddows Road, Nungambakkam Chennai - 600 006
Counsel for respondent
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This National Lok Adalat award is passed in terms of the above settlement.
The Court fee paid shall be refunded to the parties in the manner provided under the Court Fees Act, 1870 as provided for under sub Sec.1 of Section 21 r/w 25 of LSA Act 1987 as amended in 1994.
Judge
Member Member
To
The parties/Advocate concerned
Copy to:
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N.SENTHILKUMAR, J.
DSA/KAS/KKN/ASR
C.M.A.No.988 of 2023
08.03.2025
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the appellant and respondent could settle the appeal before the National Lok Adalat.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Sathiyamoorthy
M/s.Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd
N.Senthilkumar
As recorded by the court registry
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